World Cup winning captain Michael Clarke inducted into Australian Hall of Fame | Cricket News
Former Australian cricketer Michael Clarke was inducted into the Australian Hall of Fame on Thursday. The 43-year-old is the 64th member to be included in the l.
“To be able to sit along so many wonderful players, idols, role models growing up as a kid and looking up to is something I’m honoured ,” Clarke said. “Retirement does a lot of things to you. Through stages of watching cricket now, you miss parts.
“When you play at the highest level, people talk about your international career but for me, it started at six years of age. I retired at 34 so it was my life. It’s still a part of my life,” he added.
“Cricket – it’s probably so similar to life in general. You walk out and make 100 and then lift the bat, and then you walk out to field, field in slip and drop a catch second ball of the game,” the 43-year-old said.
Clarke has played 115 Tests for Australia in which he scored 8643 runs at an average of 49.10, in 245 ODIs he scored 7981 runs at an average of 44.58 and in 34 T20Is he scored 488 runs at 21.21.
Under Clarke’s leadership, Australia won the 2015 World Cup and also won the famous 2013/14 Ashes Down Under where the hosts decimated England 5-0. Pundits and former players appreciated Clarke for the way he used Mitchell Johnson in the series.
“Michael’s extraordinary first-class playing career started at just 17 at the SCG – the place where many of his highlights occurred, including a Test triple century against India in 2012,” Australian Cricket Hall of Fame chairman Peter King said.
“Michael’s career will forever be remembered fondly the Australian public and his standing held alongside those at the upper echelon of our game,” he added.
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